Chanel West Coast is enjoying a new chapter in her life. It started last year when the TV personality exited Ridiculousness after 30 seasons on the MTV viral clip show. Three months later, she started filming The West Coast Hustle. The docuseries centers on West Coast, whose real name is Chelsea Chanel Dudley, as she turns her attention back to jumpstarting her music career to new heights. This is easier said than done while juggling being a good girlfriend to Dom Fenison and a mom to their baby Bowie. Here, West Coast gets candid about the struggles she faced during filming. Leaving a show after 30 seasons sounds like a big life change. How was it coming to grips with all that in the weeks and months after the formal announcement came out? Chanel West Coast: They were very emotional, probably one of the hardest things I’ve gone through in my whole life to be honest.